 Pistol in Museum Too Old to Trace |
Posted on 06/12/2009 7:50:09 PM PDT by JoeProBono
It is not possible for authorities to trace the rifle used in this week's shooting at the Holocaust Memorial Museum to the original purchaser, a law enforcement source said Friday. Shooting suspect James von Brunn is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot by security officers. The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation, said the weapon is a Winchester Model 6, .22 caliber rifle -- a type of gun manufactured between 1908 and 1928 -- long before records were kept on gun purchases. Authorities also were checking to see if the weapon had been used in any other crime, the source said.
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How did you get all those bullets in that gun?
The law also required that all newly-manufactured firearms produced by licensed manufacturers in the United States and imported into the United States bear a serial number. Firearms manufactured prior to the Gun Control Act remain exempt from the serial number requirement. Defacement or removal of the serial number (if present) is a felony offense.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Control_Act_of_1968
Also, any info I can find on the 69A indicates that none has serial #’s, and they were made into the ‘60s.
You always set up your targets AWAY from the barn! But, no berm or other backstop; unsafe setup.
Pistol in Museum Too Old to Trace |
I just googled Winchester model 6 and found none. Could they mean Model 62 Pump?
***Nickled with polished bone/horn/? grips,,,***
Check the hinge for irregularities. Often the hinge would break, then be brazed back and the firearm plated to cover it up.
I tried the magnet (sticks good) and a strong mag. glass
and it all looks “factory” to me,,,bore/etc. perfect,,,
Looks new,,,been in my Mom's cedar chest for 60 + years,,,
I've got an old American Rifleman (somewhere)that shows
all three grades,2 blue(black grips),1 nickeled(horn?grips).
Along with tieing it to other crimes, he was a felon. If the purchase was illegal they'd go after the seller.
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